I surfed Gilgo Beach before. I stayed the weekend on Long Island following a work trip years ago. Found out there was a bit of swell in the water, drove to the beach, met a local surf instructor named Pistol Pete, borrowed a longboard and paddled out. Small but fun summer waves. Good memories.
My husband surfed Gilgo when we were in college but the discovered that the Hamptons was even better. Both of my sons surf…one on the west coast and one here on the east coast. They both surf during the winter. The younger one has surfed in Costa Rica, Hawaii, Australia and Fiji.